Greetings from Ecuador.  We just want to assure you that we are still alive!!  Extremely busy, but alive. God, as always, has been faithfully sustaining us with just the right amount of energy and health to run a full guest house, to continue to work with teams, attend meetings and all of the daily activities that life sends our way.  We continue to value and depend on your prayers, and we are so thankful to have each one of you as part of our ministry team.

Our meetings in June with the association that we work with did not go as well as we were hoping, but we continue to desire to maintain a working relationship with the AIEE.  We are currently looking for other opportunities for ministry as well and are excited about the possibilities for church planting in Ecuador.  Thank you for your prayers for our meeting.

We had our annual business meeting last week.  It was great to be together as a mission family once again.  We were really blessed to have a group come from North Carolina to bless us by taking care of the kids and with some great teaching each morning before we began our business meetings.  Thank you to the Fletchers and the Baylors for your willingness to come and serve the Lord by serving our mission family!

On Saturday, our next group arrives.  Our dear friends, Doug and Cindy Tankersley are bringing down a Vacation Bible School team to minister to our church in Puyo.  We asked you to pray for a team for this church and God graciously provided us with this team as an answer.  The team arrives on Saturday, and we will be leaving on Sunday for Puyo.  We will hold our VBS from Monday through Friday, and return to Quito on Saturday.  The team will return to the states on the August 7th. 

On the 7th, we have the house reserved for my sister's wedding.  She is getting married on August 12, and most of the wedding guests will be staying with us.  It is an exciting time for our family and we are so happy it is taking place here so we can be a part of it.

Praise Reports:

• Thank you for praying for our team in June.  The Lord had his hand of protection over us as we traveled, everyone stayed healthy, and they were able to have some very productive meetings with the pastors at each of the churches in our district.
• Praise God for his presence and guidance during our annual meetings.  We had several decisions to make about our future ministry here, and we felt God's presence and peace at every session.  We are excited about where we are heading and the ministry opportunities that lie ahead.
• Join us in praising God for his continual provision of health and energy for Darryl and me.  We have gone for several months now with very few days off, yet we continue to be able to keep on going.  God is so faithful!

Prayer Requests:

• Please continue to pray for our relationship with the AIEE.  We want to continue to work with the churches that want to work with us.  Pray also as we look for new churches to partner with.
• Pray for the Tankersley team and the VBS in Puyo.  Pray for travel safety, for good health, and for the children who will attend.  
• Please pray for my sister Jessica and Ryan as they begin their life together.  Pray for all of the guests as they travel to Ecuador, and pray for us as we show them a "good time" while they are here. 
• Josh has had some health problems lately.  He had to spend the night in the emergency room, get a cat scan, plus he needs some follow up with a doctor, all of this with no insurance.  Please pray that the doctor will find the problem quickly and that somehow he will find the means to pay for everything.

We appreciate you and love you all dearly.  We pray that God will bless each of you as you continue to walk with him.

Building God's Kingdom in Ecuador,
Kelly, for the Chambers